Know yourself. Grow yourself.
Our never-ending journey for greater self-esteem As an individual, you have probably been brought up with the idea that you need to believe in yourself to be happy. Psychology and the self-help communities have suggested that having a solid sense of self-esteem (confidence in your worth or abilities) can have
“Don’t talk to her.” “She’s weird.” “One time, she was laying on the floor in my garage and just staring at the ceiling.” “She just kept saying ‘Look at the little red light.’” I was only nine years old the first time I remember hearing it. It meant something different
In this guest post Misa Buckley of Stars and Sprinkles shares her story of how Doctor Who helped her to conquer social anxiety. The Empty Child I grew up on a steady diet of Doctor Who and Star Trek; a child so fascinated by the stars I could name the
In this next post in our series, A Geek’s Guide to Life, I pass you on to your new guide, Jeremiah Ukponrefe of Novel Cave, to show you the lessons he learned about self-acceptance from Naruto. Naruto is the story of a boy with a 9-tailed demon fox sealed inside
I asked Twitter “What advice do you have for someone struggling with perfectionism? What have you learned from your own journey?” and 14 people responded with such lovely encouragement and wise advice for overcoming perfectionism. Check out their responses below. “Perfectionism, to me, is the mask of fear. Fear that
Hi! I’m Dan, I’m here to walk you through some of the life lessons that we can pick up from watching Shazam! We’re going to discuss rejection, power is used best when it is shared, and allowing yourself to be loved by others. My day starts at 7.30am because I
The Enneagram of Personality (what most people just call the Enneagram) is a psycho-spiritual personal development tool. It is a map of your inner landscape, or even something like the owners manual for your personality. The Enneagram marks out nine basic styles of the human personality, an expression that influenced
I recall sitting in my first graduate class, in a small computer room on the campus of Boston College, and participating in a discussion on the importance of connection and acceptance all while feeling detached, different, and alone. I had just moved to Boston to pursue a Masters degree in
When I first heard about the five love languages I was very skeptical. I knew that it had helped a lot of couples through their marriage struggles, but I didn’t see how it could apply to my single life. Why would I need to speak a love language if I
Hello! I’m Rachel from over at www.socialworkcommunity.com and I’m very excited to be sharing this post with you today. It’s a post I’ve been thinking about for a few months now and it’s a topic I honestly think about and am always trying to improve upon on a daily basis.
